I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.

I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that dream.

I played when I played, and played, I think, against the greatest players in the greatest time in the history of basketball.

Actually, Magic and the Lakers beat Philadelphia for Magic's first NBA Championship.

Just because it is an All-Star Game doesn't mean that you are playing as efficiently as you should.

Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard him, playing in the forward spot. I'd love to see some of today's greats playing against Elgin. They couldn't guard him. Nobody could.

Basketball is basketball.